7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL MASON 12 4 9 13 38 Center Point 0 4 2 2 8 Top Scorers Emanuel Martinez – 14 T.R. Kerr – 9 Fernando Torres – 6 Jake Comey – 5 Kason Silerio – 4 8th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL MASON 0 2 8 0 10 Center Point 2 0 5 0 7 Top Scorers Slade Townsend – 4 James Schwertner – 2 Grant Sanders – 2 Elijah Timms - 2

Kade Burns - Coach of the Year; Rio Schmidt - District MVP, Academic All District; Elliot Bibb - Offensive MVP, Academic All District, First Team Defensive Back; Miguel Castillo - All District Newcomer, First Team Offensive Wide Receiver, First Team Defensive Linebacker; Drigo Martinez - First Team Offensive Line, Second Team Defensive Line; Kyle Zavala - First Team Offensive Line, First Team Defensive Line; Raul Silguero - First Team Offensive Running Back, First Team Defensive Back; He ...

The 2012 Mason Punchers were treated to a pizza party last week at the Fort Mason Park Community Building. Texas Pizza Wagon provided the pizzas, while cookies, tea and ice were provided by Willow Creek Cafe. Sysco provided the topping for the pizzas, and Lowe's Grocery gave the plates and utensils.

Mason youth basketball is quick approaching for the 2013 season. Registration is almost over with the drafting of teams to be held on Saturday, December 15th. Anyone enrolled in Kindergarten through 6th grade is eligible to participate. Forms are located at school in the office. Skills Testing will be held in the junior high gym and divided by age groups with the following times: 2nd grade 9:00 – 10:00 AM K – 1st grade 10:00 – 11:00 AM 3rd – 4th grade 1:00 – 2:00 PM 5th – 6th ...

7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL Purple 8 8 0 0 16 White 13 4 0 0 17 Top Scorers - Purple Jake Comey - 10 Kason Silerio - 3 John Paul Martinez - 3 Scorers - White Emanuel Martinez - 7 T.R. Kerr – 4 Fernando Torres – 2 Bode McMillan – 2 Cal Rasch – 2 8th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL MASON 6 11 14 11 42 Medina 7 2 2 10 21 Top Scorers Elijah TImms – 11 Slade Townsend – 6 Evan Dayton – 6 Haddon Hudson – 6 Riley Pape – 6 Caleb Hyatt – 4 Grant Sanders – 2 James Schwe ...

Tuesday Dec.11 Varsity Cowgirls vs. Menard Mason—21—20—28—12 = 81 Menard—9—16—6—2 = 33 Scorers—Mari’ Marquez—1, Emily Holland—6, Margaret Lemke22, Caroline Hudson—18, Katie Smith—10, Kelly Kothmann—2, Kayla Guice—11, Katy Armstrong—2, Hannah Haley—9. Rebound Leaders—Caroline Hudson—4, Hannah Haley—4. Assist Leaders—Kelly Kothmann—3, Monaco Schmidt—4, Kayla Guice—3. Steal Leaders—Margaret Lemke—6, Emily Holland—4. Friday Dec. ...

The Mason County 4-H Livestock Judging Team competed in the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 13, 2012. Thirty-three state teams consisting of 4 members each competed for top team honors. The Mason County team consisting of Chama Martin (Senior), Gabe Jennings (Senior), Price Ruffin (Junior), and Sierra Martin (Sophomore) represented Mason County and the state of Texas well by securing the Reserve National C ...

The 2012 Mason Puncher season came to an end last Friday with a loss against a fine team from Shiner. The game was an all out war with Shiner capitalizing on just two big plays and some timely breaks to win against our boys. We sat in the stands just not wanting or willing to accept the fact that we could lose and had high expectations that somehow, some way, we would pull out the win but it just was not in the cards for this team and these kids.

ROUND ROCK—It is no consolation to Mason players and fans, but don’t assume the 21-3 final score in any way reflected the Punchers’ state quarterfinal loss to Shiner, December 7. It mirrored the game about as much as a paint-by-number portrait reminds you of van Gogh. The real tally at the place called The Palace was 2-0—the Comanches came up with two huge plays.

In my last column a couple of weeks ago I spent some time explaining the early “silver dollars” minted before the American revolution. Those “pieces of eight” coins were made beginning 50+ years before 1776 and continued to be accepted for the value of a dollar for over 75 years after the revolution even though they were minted in Mexico City and were actually made as 8 Reales coins.

Tuesday Dec. 4 Varsity Cowgirls vs. LlanoMason—9—11—17—10 = 47Llano—8—12—4—18 = 42 Scorers—Emily Holland—3, Kyndal Jarl—2, Margaret Lemke—21, Caroline Hudson—9, Kelly Kothmann—3, Kayla Guice—3, Alexa Menchaca—2, Hannah Haley—4. Rebound Leaders—Caroline Hudson—7, Margaret Lemke—6, Kayla Guice—5.Assist Leaders—Margaret Lemke—4, Mari’ Marquez—2. ...

MARBLE FALLS—Displaying a running game befitting a state champion, Mason High, on the final night in November, showed that a ground attack can overcome impressive aerial pursuits, and the Punchers galloped past Thorndale, 49-35, to advance to the Class-A, Division I quarterfinals. They’ll take a 27-game winning streak (12-0 in 2012) against Shiner. “We were able to do some things to keep the ball out of their hands in the second half,” said head coach Kade Burn ...

Tuesday Nov. 27 Varsity Cowgirls vs. Brady Mason—4—14—6—6 = 30 Brady—22—9—11—13 = 56 Scorers—Mari’ Marquez—3, Emily Holland—3, Margaret Lemke—14, Caroline Hudson—3, Alexa Menchaca—2, Hannah Haley—5. Rebound Leaders—Emily Holland—6, Margaret Lemke—8, Caroline Hudson—8, Hannah Haley—5. Steal Leaders—Margaret Lemke—7.

JH Boys vs. Medina 7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL MASON 15 12 9 9 45Medina 0 0 0 0 0 Top Scorers Fernando Torres – 10 T.R. Kerr – 8 Cason Dudney – 6 John Paul Martinez – 6 Jake Comey – 5 Truman Magnus – 5 Emanuel Martinez – 2 Kason Silerio - 1 8th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL MASON 10 10 16 14 50Medina 0 0 2 3 5 Top Scorers Slade Townsend ...

The settlement of Mason grew up around Ft. Mason and was established by the U. S War Department as a front line defense against the Kiowa, Lipan Apache and the Comanche on July 6th 1851. On December 7th 2012 in Round Rock the battle continues, only this time it will be the Mason Punchers versus the Comanches of Shiner.